555 Ways to Earn Extra Money

by Jay Conrad Levinson

Book Overview

With personal computers and fax machines in so many American homes, the world of moonlighting and self-employment has grown enormously in the last decade. This completely revised edition is chock-full... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805014594
• ISBN13: 9780805014594
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Exactly what the title says!

This is an easy to read book that you don't really have to read. It's just as the title suggests... 555 ways to make extra money. All are numbered and the job title right there on top with a description and/or suggestions following. I only gave it 4 stars as it is somewhat dated (1986) and a lot of these jobs have been computerized so that kind of takes them off the list. But in it's time it would have been great. The ideas are easy and makes you wonder why you hadn't thought of it before. Definitely worth checking into! MEF

Fantastic Resource!

This book is fantastic. It offers a variety of ways to make money whether you are looking to earn extra money for an upcoming vacation or looking for all out full time self employment. If you are looking for more than 1000 other ways to earn extra money you may want to check out www.insider-sources.com

Ready to check out of corporate life? Check out this book!

As a person who is mentally done with working for other people and on other people's timelines, I find this book very inspirational and helpful. While obviously not every idea in this book will work for you, several of them should get your mind open at least a crack as to how creatively you can manipulate your own talents and interests into ways to earn money independently of someone else. However, the book is merely a starting point. Mr. Levinson provides ideas for work, basic ways to market your offerings, and some potential pitfalls just to keep you in reality. The rest of the details will have to come from yourself. So if you are looking for a comprehensive guide to starting your own business,the hows and the wherefores, this isn't it. But it's a great tool for lifting your mind out of the corporate gutter and realizing there are may other opportunities out there for you as long as you have enough spirit, determination and belief in your own sense of entrepreneurship.

Motivational Rather Than Practical

I have read two or three of Levinson's books and they got me through a period when I was self employed. However, as good and useful as the ideas are, not enough is mentioned about having to do the actual work. It's easy (for me at least, and obviously for Levinson) to think up good ideas but one has to actually do the work and many ideas sound good and like they should work but when you get to working, the work to payoff ratio isn't enough or there are serious mental blocks to doing the volume of work necessary. Sure, write a book and get royalties forever sounds wonderful but how many people actually write that book, market it aggressively, etc.?

Excellent $$ earning ideas and "jobless philosophy".

This book was wonderful. I enjoyed Levinson's philosophy regarding "jobless earning" and feel that anyone who is unhappy working in a typical 9-5, is looking for more freedom regarding work and the type of work they do, or is simply interested in earning extra money will do well to read this book. It contains numerous and wonderful ideas about ways to earn extra income, and the philosophy behind these "earnways" is a wonderful gospel that should be preached from the "mountain-tops". I loved this book. I really did.